A Brief & Practical Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment

This 3-hour workshop is designed for psychologists and psychologists in training who have little exposure to the Therapeutic Assessment (TA) model but are interested in learning about it and how TA elements can be implemented in an assessment process.

Therapeutic Assessment (TA) was developed by Stephen Finn, PhD, and his colleagues, and it is the most well-structured and researched of the Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment approaches.  TA is a highly individualized approach to psychological assessment that often leads to growth for clients.  After a brief introduction to core TA concepts, participants will be exposed to the different steps that are part of the Adult TA model. The focus will be on three primary steps: developing client questions; exploring test results to build client insight; and conducting a Summary/Discussion Session to review results. As the steps of the model are explained, clinical vignettes, including video and test data, will illuminate the application…